SpaceX launches Starlink satellites to orbit on 70th Falcon 9 flight of the year (photos)
SpaceX launched 26 Starlink satellites to orbit from California on Sunday (June 8), on the 70th mission of 2025 for the company’s Falcon 9 rocket.
Central Brazil Cerrado
Amid a patchwork of fields, towns, and winding rivers and roads in central Brazil stands a monolithic oval-shaped plateau. This conspicuous feature, the Serra de Caldas (also known as the…
House appropriators unveil defense bill, boost Space Force funding
The panel moved forward with its own defense spending blueprint as the Trump administration has yet to submit a detailed defense budget The post House appropriators unveil defense bill, boost…
NASA’s Top 5 Technical Challenges Countdown: #4: Improved Navigation
But in space, like on the Moon or Mars, we have…none of that. Zero. No GPS satellites, no globe-spanning networks. Just radio broadcasts from command centers here on Earth to…
NASA’s Top 5 Technical Challenges Countdown: #3: Better Computers
Computers have been involved in spaceflight since almost the very beginning. Just like on the Earth, computers aid in a variety of tasks, like navigation and communication. But unfortunately, space…
NASA’s Top 5 Technical Challenges Countdown: #2: More Power
What we have now just…isn’t going to cut it. Right now if you want power in space you essentially have two options: solar panels, and a kind of nuclear power…
Astronomers discover 15 new giant radio galaxies — the largest single objects in the universe
A new batch of 15 Giant Radio Galaxies, the largest of which is 12.4 light-years wide, could help reveal how black holes and galactic mergers help the universe’s largest single…
NASA’s TROPICS Mission: Offering Detailed Images and Analysis of Tropical Cyclones
Explore This Section Earth Earth Observer Editor’s Corner Feature Articles Meeting Summaries News Science in the News Calendars In Memoriam Announcements More Archives Conference Schedules Style Guide 9 min read…
Comet-Catching NASA Technology Enables Exotic Works of Art
3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) The Jet Propulsion Laboratory perfected aerogel for the Stardust mission. Under Stardust, bricks of aerogel covered panels on a…
Paul Morris: Filming the Final Frontier
Video Producer – Goddard Space Flight Center What sparked your interest in video production, and what drew you to NASA? Ever since I saw “Star Wars” at nine years old,…